Dogme

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proper n. a movement whose goal is to instill a sense of simplicity into filmmaking by using hand-held cameras, location, no music etc

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Surely one of the tenets of Dogme is that what we are interested in is the learning process and the individuals involved, and the interaction that takes place in a classroom may be sparked off by a whole series of factors.

Beyond the ‘processing’ benefits for students, as a teacher I found this was brilliant for me as well in terms of observing and dealing with communication strategies and emergent language (different but related issue: one reason I think a lot of teachers would struggle with an approach like Dogme is that they too struggle with the processing time required to deal with communication patterns, strategies and emergent language – so writing helps slow things down to a manageable level for teachers as well!).

With regards to Simon’s claim that Dogme is ‘anti-diluvian’, I would dare to suggest that the notion of learner centred classrooms and learner driven content are relatively recent ones and not ones that can be traced back too far in time.

The film is done in so-called "Dogme" style, which precludes any specific props other than found props, special effects, or added music or sounds, other than those of the actors or occurring at the scene.